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JMEC advises AU Peace and Security Council to support efforts to implement peace agreement
JMEC Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Lt. General Augostino Njoroge, briefed the African Union Peace and Security Council on Friday at the start of their three-day visit to South Sudan and has advised that hostilities in the…
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The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Michael Beary today met with the local authorities and religious leaders based in the eastern sector of the UNIFIL…
University students join boot camp to develop mobile apps for peace
Sixteen students from the University of Juba are currently giving up a week of their school programme to develop mobile phone applications for peace building and literacy in South Sudan. The Boot Camp is the brainchild of the…
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament…
Civil Society lobbies Facebook to block pages promoting hate speech in South Sudan
The Executive Director of the Community for Progress Organization, is lobbying a US-based social media platform, Facebook, to either block or censor pages that incite and promote hate speech in South Sudan. Civil Society…
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament…
South Sudan Olympian encourages nation to silence the guns
“The needs of the youth in South Sudan will never be met unless the guns are silenced,” says Olympian Kenyi Santino, who spoke at the UN Day Celebration in Juba, South Sudan. Santino’s message is motivated by his own…
27 October 2016 - The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus marked UN Day a few days late but made up for it with a colourful reception during which UN officials socialised with Cypriots from across the island as well as…
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Somalia’s Independent Electoral Disputes Resolution Mechanism (IEDRM), the body mandated to address complaints arising from the country’s ongoing electoral process, has already received 1,219 complaints, its head announced…
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BAMYAN - Ways to advance the social and economic standing of Afghan women by promoting good governance were explored by a panel of experts at a UNAMA-backed event in central Bamyan province. The event drew 15 women from a…
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament…
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New York, 26 October 2016 [as prepared for delivery] It is a pleasure to join you today. I am only sorry that I missed this year’s SIPA Follies at the Apollo Theater. Is it too late for me to party like a seeple?! Thank you…